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When is the NEXT total solar eclipse?

Monday's total solar eclipse in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico has been and gone. So when is the next chance to experience this spectacular celestial phenomenon?.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsApr 9th, 2024

The Auroras Should Be Spectacular This Summer, Thanks to Solar Maximum

Increasing solar activity over the next year could bring more opportunities to see fantastic displays of the northern lights......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsMay 27th, 2024

The Earth"s changing, irregular magnetic field is causing headaches for polar navigation

The Earth's liquid molten outer core, composed mostly of iron and nickel, exerts an electromagnetic field extending from the north and south pole that protects the planet from harmful solar particle radiation......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 27th, 2024

This EcoFlow solar portable power station bundle is $1,000 off

Amazon is selling a bundle that includes the EcoFlow Delta Max 2000 portable power station and a 220W solar panel with a $1,000 discount for a limited time......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 26th, 2024

Cardiologists Say Adding This One Food to Your Diet Can Be a Total Game-Changer For Your Arteries

Cardiologists Say Adding This One Food to Your Diet Can Be a Total Game-Changer For Your Arteries.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 25th, 2024

The Strongest Solar Storm in 20 Years Did Little Damage, but Worse Space Weather Is Coming

Years of careful planning helped safeguard against last weekend’s severe space weather, but we still don’t know how we’d cope with a monster event.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

The Great Solar Storm of 2024 May Have Made the Strongest Auroras in Centuries

Northern and southern lights produced by a recent bout of severe space weather may rival the most intense auroras of the past 500 years.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Why Are We Seeing These Crazy Northern Lights?

The aurora borealis is usually seen near the Arctic, but solar winds and magnetic turbulence are sparking some of the best light shows in centuries throughout the US......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Exoplanet catalog details over 100 worlds beyond our solar system

A new catalog of exoplanets from two telescopes shows the incredible variety of planets that exist beyond our solar system......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Germany has too many solar panels, and it"s pushed energy prices into negative territory

Germany has too many solar panels, and it"s pushed energy prices into negative territory.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Earth 2.0 or its evil twin? Discovery of Earth-sized planet could shed light on conditions necessary for life

The discovery of a planet similar to Venus around a star in the neighborhood of the solar system raises hopes that astronomers may someday unlock the secret to why life appeared on Earth......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

International planet hunters unveil massive catalog of strange worlds

While thousands of planets have been discovered around other stars, relatively little is known about them. A NASA catalog featuring 126 exotic, newly discovered worlds includes detailed measurements that allow for comparisons with our own solar syste.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

Finding the age of a contact binary "moon"

There are millions of asteroids floating around the solar system. With so many of them, it should be no surprise that some are weirdly configured. A recent example of one of these weird configurations was discovered when Lucy, NASA's mission to the T.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

Could alien solar panels be technosignatures?

If alien technological civilizations exist, they almost certainly use solar energy. Along with wind, it's the cleanest, most accessible form of energy, at least here on Earth. Driven by technological advances and mass production, solar energy on Eart.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

New Saturn-mass exoplanet detected by astronomers

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new Saturn-mass planet orbiting a solar-type star known as TOI-2447. The finding was reported in a research paper published May 12 on the.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

"Planetary parade" to start in June

First came a rare solar eclipse, followed by the northern lights, fueled by a solar storm. The next celestial phenomenon will come next month, when skygazers can look forward to an alignment known as a "planetary parade.".....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

Sustainable, high-performance paper coating material could reduce microplastic pollution

Plastic pollution presents a global challenge that must be solved. In particular, packaging accounts for 30–50% of the total plastic consumption. While paper packaging is eco-friendly, it lacks crucial functionalities like moisture resistance and s.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024

NASA"s heliophysics experiment to study the sun on European mission

NASA announced Tuesday it selected a new instrument to study the sun and how it creates massive solar eruptions. The agency's Joint EUV coronal Diagnostic Investigation, or JEDI, will capture images of the sun in extreme ultraviolet light, a type of.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024

Can disease-detecting dogs help save South Dakota"s bighorn sheep?

In summer 2021, Badlands National Park was home to a healthy and growing population of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, with approximately 300 total among the three herds. Then in August, Paul Roghair, lead biological science technician for the park, ca.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024

First observation of a focused plasma wave on the sun

For the first time, scientists have observed plasma waves from a solar flare focused by a coronal hole, akin to the focusing of sound waves responsible for the Rotunda effect in architecture or the focusing of light by a telescope or microscope......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024

The origin of the sun"s magnetic field could lie close to its surface

The sun's surface is a brilliant display of sunspots and flares driven by the solar magnetic field, which is internally generated through a process called dynamo action. Astrophysicists have assumed that the sun's field is generated deep within the s.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024